Paul Pogba has revealed he didn’t feel any love from Manchester United supporters after his record move back to the club.
The Juventus midfielder opened up at his time with the Premier League and Serie A giants as he looks to work back towards his best form in Italy.
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Pogba has played for both United and Juve twice in his career, breaking through the academy in Manchester and making a handful of appearances before moving to Turin.
There he became one of the most exciting players in world football, earning him an £89million move back to Old Trafford which was a world record fee in 2016.
Things didn’t quite go to plan during his six years back with United, and now at Juve he feels that his lack of connection with the fans played a part.
Speaking to French outlet Views, he explained: “When I left Manchester, I was young. And when you’re young, you want to prove something.
“I came to Juve, to a fairly young Italian club, it was a big test for me. But I immediately saw the love of the supporters.
“I saw the love of the club. I really liked how they worked and learned a lot. I went back to Manchester because I hadn’t finished my work there. I said to myself ‘I really want to play with the A’s [the first team]’. I did it and it was a goal achieved for me.
“We have already won, not the Premier League, but titles that Manchester have not won for a long time. And I came back to Juve, why? Because it’s really the club that helped me push myself.
“And really the love from the fans, the love from the club that I get, I didn’t get that in Manchester. I was quite surprised when I came back to England, already with the transfer I was given a label. It was quite sad.
“But it’s two clubs that I really love, that made me grow and I can only say thank you to these two clubs. Maybe I could have gone to other clubs, but it was my heart that chose those clubs and I often follow my heart.”
